tahdig

English

Etymology

From Iranian Persian ته‌دیگ (tah-dig), from Classical Persian ته‌دیگ (tah-dēg).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtaː.diɡ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑ.diɡ/

Noun

tahdig (uncountable)

1. The crispy layer of rice (and sometimes lavash bread, thinly sliced potatoes, egg or another ingredient) taken from the bottom of the pot in which the rice (chelow or pilaf) is cooked in cuisine of Western Asia.

Translations

crisp rice

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: թադիկ (tʿadik), քերուցք (hy) (kʿerucʿkʿ)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: tahdig
• Hebrew: טהדיג m (tahdig)
• Persian: ته‌دیگ (tah-dig)
• Spanish: socarrat

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